The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has executed a non-exclusive license agreement with Amfora, Inc. for a plant-based promoter technology developed by Neal Stewart Jr., Ph.D., professor of plant sciences and Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. This promoter has been shown to (read more)
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UTRF Inventors, Shigetoshi Eda and Jayne Wu Featured in UT Ag Research Article
New Ventures | Rapid Diagnostic Test Reduces Testing Time and Increases Accuracy Article by: UT Ag Research A new device, developed by Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Professor Shigetoshi Eda and Dr. Jayne Wu, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, aims to reduce disease diagnosis time. Eda, who originally joined UTIA in (read more)
UTRF Promotes Commercialization of Chemical Application System that Maximizes Planting Efficiency, Minimizes Costs
John Wilkerson, Ph.D., Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), has developed a chemical application system that is gaining traction in the agricultural industry. Following the execution of a licensing agreement with University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF), CapstanAG Systems Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer, developed (read more)